I wish I had the power to rewind and restart!
or just rewind and stop,
or fast forward and end it.
Life would have been so much better.
Every wrong decision could be corrected, every step could have been thought of again, every choice could be considered, every move checked.
But, that's not what he has written for us or for that matter,if we really had the remote control over life, life wouldn't be as good as it was/is/will be.
Click and you are free from evil.
Another click and you could skip a part of your life.
Another click and you can stop your life there and then.
But, the only default click in our life's remote control is the play button.
So,let it be!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
No title
Hello old friend, its really nice to see you again
Remember a day when we were young
We sang a song that could never be sung
We played under the hills of the lost paradise
asking questions that filled our eyes
What do you want from me?
If you put your trust in me
I'll make bright your day
And If I could then I would I'll go wherever you will go
Coz it's times like these you give and give again.
I could answer if only I knew how
Without a warning you broke my heart
take it back dear, and tear it apart.
So you think you can tell, heaven from hell?
Rather sell my soul for complete control
Coz silently its hard to ignore.
Do what you want to do and go where you want to go
I will be here for you, If you'd only care
So If you don't see me in this world, I'll see you in the next one.
But don't be late!
P.S- Every line is from a different song and this is the best we could come up till now.
Remember a day when we were young
We sang a song that could never be sung
We played under the hills of the lost paradise
asking questions that filled our eyes
What do you want from me?
If you put your trust in me
I'll make bright your day
And If I could then I would I'll go wherever you will go
Coz it's times like these you give and give again.
I could answer if only I knew how
Without a warning you broke my heart
take it back dear, and tear it apart.
So you think you can tell, heaven from hell?
Rather sell my soul for complete control
Coz silently its hard to ignore.
Do what you want to do and go where you want to go
I will be here for you, If you'd only care
So If you don't see me in this world, I'll see you in the next one.
But don't be late!
P.S- Every line is from a different song and this is the best we could come up till now.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Relived!
I am on top of the world !
Well almost!
I re-lived manipal for 4 fucking hours!
An exam at 2 pm, got up at 11 am.
It's drizzling outside.
Get ready and take an auto to the canteen.
Eat breakfast.
Go to the exam hall eating chocolate.
Tensed as fuck!
Write the exam.
Come out early.
Go to the canteen.
Eat lunch!
Go to lipton for milds!
Come back walking while listening to the Ipod.
And all this while its either drizzling or Sun coming out from the corner.
I lived the same fucking thing today.
but canteen replaced by a foo court.
The auto replaced by a friend's Audi.
The milds replaced by marlboro.
The bad exam replaced by a good one.
Just one thing missing- Friends.
Well It's a big thing but I am happy with listening to Ipod and walking back alone.
At least I felt you all were there.
P.S - I love the manipal weather.
Well almost!
I re-lived manipal for 4 fucking hours!
An exam at 2 pm, got up at 11 am.
It's drizzling outside.
Get ready and take an auto to the canteen.
Eat breakfast.
Go to the exam hall eating chocolate.
Tensed as fuck!
Write the exam.
Come out early.
Go to the canteen.
Eat lunch!
Go to lipton for milds!
Come back walking while listening to the Ipod.
And all this while its either drizzling or Sun coming out from the corner.
I lived the same fucking thing today.
but canteen replaced by a foo court.
The auto replaced by a friend's Audi.
The milds replaced by marlboro.
The bad exam replaced by a good one.
Just one thing missing- Friends.
Well It's a big thing but I am happy with listening to Ipod and walking back alone.
At least I felt you all were there.
P.S - I love the manipal weather.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Revenge
I'm in a mood of Revenge suddenly.
And it's not the best mood to be in because it comes once in 89 days 17 hours and 2 minutes .
But whenever it comes it makes me let out my frustration.
And the one who is on the receiving end is NOT chosen randomly.
But they are the ones who had the power to bring on my revenge mode.
And if they knew me, they should they should have also known what they were heading for.
But they really didn't care or they did.
I don't care because once you are there, there is now way out.
(Exceptions have been there, but you are surely not one of them)
So be ready for the devil.
He will kill you, he will make you feel the pain, he will be brutal.
Welcome to the world of revenge!
But wait, let me tell you, It's gonna be superbad.
And,I won't care what the world thinks when I become a devil because they didn't care when you were a devil.
P.S- Have you ever felt the same ever? Have you ever felt like taking a revenge?
And it's not the best mood to be in because it comes once in 89 days 17 hours and 2 minutes .
But whenever it comes it makes me let out my frustration.
And the one who is on the receiving end is NOT chosen randomly.
But they are the ones who had the power to bring on my revenge mode.
And if they knew me, they should they should have also known what they were heading for.
But they really didn't care or they did.
I don't care because once you are there, there is now way out.
(Exceptions have been there, but you are surely not one of them)
So be ready for the devil.
He will kill you, he will make you feel the pain, he will be brutal.
Welcome to the world of revenge!
But wait, let me tell you, It's gonna be superbad.
And,I won't care what the world thinks when I become a devil because they didn't care when you were a devil.
P.S- Have you ever felt the same ever? Have you ever felt like taking a revenge?
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
It's time !
It's that time of your life, when you should do what you always wanted to do.
It's that time of your life, when you should free yourself from any kind of addiction,
It's that time of your life, when you should just love.
It's that time of your life, when you take responsibility of your actions.
It's that time of your life, when you should move on the path of knowing yourself,
It's that time of your life, when you hope against all hopes.
It's that time of your life, when you decide your goals.
It's that time of your life, when you sacrifice.
It's that time of your life, when you start appreciating others and nature.
It's that time of your life, when you should love to give.
It's that time of your life, when you should be prepared for the worst.
It's that time of your life, when you remember the past,live the present and prepare for the future.
It's that time my dear friend, when you should just move on and learn everyday.
And then there will be a time when all your goals and dreams will come true.
And that will be the day when we sit down and cherish every moment of our lives.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Good Ol' Days!
Scene 1
I enter Penthouse.
~Hell lot of slippers and shoes on the floor. Seems as if ICAS lives here~
*First Destination Raghav and Nikhil's Room*
Raghav with his head phones watching a movie, Nikhil not present.
*Second Destination, Kitchen*
Check out the refrigerator and find some Bhujia and fill a plate with random stuff.
*Third Destination Harneel and Sourabh's Room*
Ranka Sleeping and Harneel listening to Guetta.
*Fourth Destination The ROOM with the most happening things in the world*
By happening things I mean, the broken bed,the television and private tub for anubhav and Hitesh.
Till now the stuff I bought from the kitchen is over and now all I can see is the terrace and a bat and a bowl.
Next Task - Convince People to play cricket.
Hitesh Ready
Ranka Ready
Harneel assumed ready
Raghav if asked ....ready
Calling Ankit, Vipul, Vaibhav, Bharat
Ankit coming in 5 mins
Vipul coming if he is not busy with his private stuff in his room...namely c1 c2 and youtube.
Bharat supposedly coming in 5 mins but comes in 25 mins.
Vaibhav as usual something else to do but soon gets convinced to come.
Nikhil Jain has made his way back from the library and is ready for the stress relief cricket match
Whose Left.....Anubhav Kishorepuria ....He knows deep down he wants to play...but just because I have asked e will show as if he is not interested in playing.
But finally comes...
The teams are made after a brainstorming sessions.
The teams are fair and the match begins.
Ankit comes on to bat..
Elegance personified.
You get him, you get the team
Next comes Bharat Poddar...
Sehwag is all I will say.
If I get him out somehow, I will make sure that it gets onto his mind that I have taken his wicket
Next Comes Anubhav.
After staying on the crease for 2 overs and playing weird looking shots, gets out to fairly normal delivery by ME (YES ME) and looks towards the bat and the pitch as if something weird happened.(Dude it was fucking normal)
Next comes Nikhil
Excessive off-side bowling and finally gives in out of frustration.
THe common man is on the crease...you all can guess who I am talking about.
3 or 4 balls to the end of the innings.
Score 45 or lets say 65 just for the presence of ankit.
WE come to bat.
Hitesh in.
You get him under 30 , you have a match in hand.
but this time he makes 26
Next comes Ranka
Decides to defend 3 balls and thats it for him. Hits as if he has been told the harder you hit , the sooner you get a girl.
Finally Out and the opponents breathe a sigh of relief
Score- 51
Next comes Vipul
Extravagant shots but just misses to connect. Finally connects and gets out the next ball .
Score - 57
Harneel comes and repeats what vipul did and gets out.
Score - 61
*after discussion of who goes in next between me and vaibhav... WE decide I go in*
*in the mean while hitesh is sleeping on the walls with the net support,Raghav fielding in close adn getting abuses from everybody present for taking catch and leaving catch,Vipul and harneel sharing a smoke.*
Next I come in.
I make a duck.
Next comes in Vaibhav
5 to win
After all the defense, he hits a four.
Scores level
Bharat with his master delivery gets him the next ball.
The scores tied.
Game over
We go back inside to see Jassi and Baba watching Television and then Jassi decides to have batting practice and guess who is the bowler 'the common man'.
Endless discussion as to who was better and who deserved to win and who cheated and what was a wrong decision and the effect of that decision on the game and random things.
But nobody won!
We all lost.
Everybody lost.
Coz we can't have it ever agian in our lives.
I will give away my right foot to play again.(Can't give my hands)
Memories make you do funny things.
Very Funny things indeed.
My dream is play their again for one last time with everybody.
I live with a hope that it will come true.
P.S-Sorry for breaking the no-name calling pact as it wouldnt have been possible to describe without naming
I enter Penthouse.
~Hell lot of slippers and shoes on the floor. Seems as if ICAS lives here~
*First Destination Raghav and Nikhil's Room*
Raghav with his head phones watching a movie, Nikhil not present.
*Second Destination, Kitchen*
Check out the refrigerator and find some Bhujia and fill a plate with random stuff.
*Third Destination Harneel and Sourabh's Room*
Ranka Sleeping and Harneel listening to Guetta.
*Fourth Destination The ROOM with the most happening things in the world*
By happening things I mean, the broken bed,the television and private tub for anubhav and Hitesh.
Till now the stuff I bought from the kitchen is over and now all I can see is the terrace and a bat and a bowl.
Next Task - Convince People to play cricket.
Hitesh Ready
Ranka Ready
Harneel assumed ready
Raghav if asked ....ready
Calling Ankit, Vipul, Vaibhav, Bharat
Ankit coming in 5 mins
Vipul coming if he is not busy with his private stuff in his room...namely c1 c2 and youtube.
Bharat supposedly coming in 5 mins but comes in 25 mins.
Vaibhav as usual something else to do but soon gets convinced to come.
Nikhil Jain has made his way back from the library and is ready for the stress relief cricket match
Whose Left.....Anubhav Kishorepuria ....He knows deep down he wants to play...but just because I have asked e will show as if he is not interested in playing.
But finally comes...
The teams are made after a brainstorming sessions.
The teams are fair and the match begins.
Ankit comes on to bat..
Elegance personified.
You get him, you get the team
Next comes Bharat Poddar...
Sehwag is all I will say.
If I get him out somehow, I will make sure that it gets onto his mind that I have taken his wicket
Next Comes Anubhav.
After staying on the crease for 2 overs and playing weird looking shots, gets out to fairly normal delivery by ME (YES ME) and looks towards the bat and the pitch as if something weird happened.(Dude it was fucking normal)
Next comes Nikhil
Excessive off-side bowling and finally gives in out of frustration.
THe common man is on the crease...you all can guess who I am talking about.
3 or 4 balls to the end of the innings.
Score 45 or lets say 65 just for the presence of ankit.
WE come to bat.
Hitesh in.
You get him under 30 , you have a match in hand.
but this time he makes 26
Next comes Ranka
Decides to defend 3 balls and thats it for him. Hits as if he has been told the harder you hit , the sooner you get a girl.
Finally Out and the opponents breathe a sigh of relief
Score- 51
Next comes Vipul
Extravagant shots but just misses to connect. Finally connects and gets out the next ball .
Score - 57
Harneel comes and repeats what vipul did and gets out.
Score - 61
*after discussion of who goes in next between me and vaibhav... WE decide I go in*
*in the mean while hitesh is sleeping on the walls with the net support,Raghav fielding in close adn getting abuses from everybody present for taking catch and leaving catch,Vipul and harneel sharing a smoke.*
Next I come in.
I make a duck.
Next comes in Vaibhav
5 to win
After all the defense, he hits a four.
Scores level
Bharat with his master delivery gets him the next ball.
The scores tied.
Game over
We go back inside to see Jassi and Baba watching Television and then Jassi decides to have batting practice and guess who is the bowler 'the common man'.
Endless discussion as to who was better and who deserved to win and who cheated and what was a wrong decision and the effect of that decision on the game and random things.
But nobody won!
We all lost.
Everybody lost.
Coz we can't have it ever agian in our lives.
I will give away my right foot to play again.(Can't give my hands)
Memories make you do funny things.
Very Funny things indeed.
My dream is play their again for one last time with everybody.
I live with a hope that it will come true.
P.S-Sorry for breaking the no-name calling pact as it wouldnt have been possible to describe without naming
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Random Quote
Happy the man & happy he alone
He who can call today his own
He who secure within can say
Tomorrow, do thy worst
For I have lived today. ~ Horace
He who can call today his own
He who secure within can say
Tomorrow, do thy worst
For I have lived today. ~ Horace
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Life,a phase and Life again!
Thanksgiving.
Thanks to all of you for making my trip to UIUC memorable.
Time spent there brought memories of the time back in manipal.
It was just pure fun and entertainment.
I can't help but think of those times again and again.
Some of Favourite quotes and moments from the 'Trip'-
"NOTTTTTTTTTTTTT"-BP
"SAY NOTTTTTTTTT,it should come from the heart."-BP
"Start,start,start, stop."
JB-"I eat red candies because it is the color of love"
SB-"But,the red candies taste pathetic and the pink tastes awesome"
JB-"Ok,I will only eat pink now."
JB-"It's like you are sitting in a classroom and the professor suddenly says,'Say apple or else I won't teach."
VC-"Aur koi ho na ho, I will surely be entertained today,because somebody will get drunk"
Later that night-
Everybody else is entertained by VC as he was the first one to get drunk.
JB's Friend-"Aap idhar na chalenge"
JB-*starts dancing*
PB- "chalo daru peete hai warna kharab ho jayegi"
Everybody-"It's boring"
JB- "Daru Lao aur chalo udne ka maal lao."
JB-"Aloo(BP) kahan hai, Aloo kahan hai" and then starts searching a carry bag to find Aloo.
Someone- "Khana khane kaha jana hai"
AP(everytime)-"Chipotle"
JB-"tumne capital se khana khaya..."
SB-"kahan?"
JB-"capital"
SB-"do you mean chipotle"
JB-"Oh ya."
JB-"you know what ,this happens because that happens and then I did this but then he told me to do this but I thought I should this.....uumm....ok fuck watever..I DON'T KNOW"
JB-"Mujhe daru se nafrat ho gayi hai"
Mary J, DJ Gary, Lucy, Johnny, Turkey were our favorite once we took off in a flight.
JB-"Meri 70 inch plasma TV"- *referring to a french window"
Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost.
PTD- Post thanksgiving depression.
BP-"Kya aap zara music lagayenge"
Everyone-"nahi thodi der gaane sun ne dijiye"
Names given to PB- Disney, DR., Bahadur.
Canta-"I will only take one flight and no drinks tonight"
JB-"It's Indian tradition that you have to drink with the flight."
After 1 flight and 1 drink
JB-"In India you drink 1 with enemies and 2 with friends."
After 2 flights and 2 Drinks
JB-"In India you drink 2 with enemies and 3 with friends."
After 3 flights and 3 drinks.
Canta passes out.
JB-"YESSSSSSSS, mission successful"
VC-*for the drinking game**confused*- "Jo main bolunga woh tum log karoge."
NM-"yeh kaunsi movie ka dialog hai"
BP-*after falling on the ground*-"Oh fuck,yeh kya happen ho gaya."
JB to VC-" Don't worry you were used."
JB-"Anybody for breakfast?"
V0fN-"It's all about the rice man."
JB-"I'm bored of missing my flights."
Definition of eggless- one egg less.
Romantic comedy - 'Romcom'
Horror movie-'HOMO'
JB- Organic Chemistry 'ORGY'
Thanks all of you for making this trip memorable.
P.S- 1. leave comments if you want to add any quote.
2. We missed our friends who could not be there for various reasons.
3. Sorry for the abbreviations of names. I just believe in no name calling.
Thanks to all of you for making my trip to UIUC memorable.
Time spent there brought memories of the time back in manipal.
It was just pure fun and entertainment.
I can't help but think of those times again and again.
Some of Favourite quotes and moments from the 'Trip'-
"NOTTTTTTTTTTTTT"-BP
"SAY NOTTTTTTTTT,it should come from the heart."-BP
"Start,start,start, stop."
JB-"I eat red candies because it is the color of love"
SB-"But,the red candies taste pathetic and the pink tastes awesome"
JB-"Ok,I will only eat pink now."
JB-"It's like you are sitting in a classroom and the professor suddenly says,'Say apple or else I won't teach."
VC-"Aur koi ho na ho, I will surely be entertained today,because somebody will get drunk"
Later that night-
Everybody else is entertained by VC as he was the first one to get drunk.
JB's Friend-"Aap idhar na chalenge"
JB-*starts dancing*
PB- "chalo daru peete hai warna kharab ho jayegi"
Everybody-"It's boring"
JB- "Daru Lao aur chalo udne ka maal lao."
JB-"Aloo(BP) kahan hai, Aloo kahan hai" and then starts searching a carry bag to find Aloo.
Someone- "Khana khane kaha jana hai"
AP(everytime)-"Chipotle"
JB-"tumne capital se khana khaya..."
SB-"kahan?"
JB-"capital"
SB-"do you mean chipotle"
JB-"Oh ya."
JB-"you know what ,this happens because that happens and then I did this but then he told me to do this but I thought I should this.....uumm....ok fuck watever..I DON'T KNOW"
JB-"Mujhe daru se nafrat ho gayi hai"
Mary J, DJ Gary, Lucy, Johnny, Turkey were our favorite once we took off in a flight.
JB-"Meri 70 inch plasma TV"- *referring to a french window"
Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost.
PTD- Post thanksgiving depression.
BP-"Kya aap zara music lagayenge"
Everyone-"nahi thodi der gaane sun ne dijiye"
Names given to PB- Disney, DR., Bahadur.
Canta-"I will only take one flight and no drinks tonight"
JB-"It's Indian tradition that you have to drink with the flight."
After 1 flight and 1 drink
JB-"In India you drink 1 with enemies and 2 with friends."
After 2 flights and 2 Drinks
JB-"In India you drink 2 with enemies and 3 with friends."
After 3 flights and 3 drinks.
Canta passes out.
JB-"YESSSSSSSS, mission successful"
VC-*for the drinking game**confused*- "Jo main bolunga woh tum log karoge."
NM-"yeh kaunsi movie ka dialog hai"
BP-*after falling on the ground*-"Oh fuck,yeh kya happen ho gaya."
JB to VC-" Don't worry you were used."
JB-"Anybody for breakfast?"
V0fN-"It's all about the rice man."
JB-"I'm bored of missing my flights."
Definition of eggless- one egg less.
Romantic comedy - 'Romcom'
Horror movie-'HOMO'
JB- Organic Chemistry 'ORGY'
Thanks all of you for making this trip memorable.
P.S- 1. leave comments if you want to add any quote.
2. We missed our friends who could not be there for various reasons.
3. Sorry for the abbreviations of names. I just believe in no name calling.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Green
It's everywhere.it's the thing ,not the situation, not the people....
It's all about expectation...
As low....As good....
High, just not as good....a bit of it...
prob it's how you are...
or it's whatever...
Fuck it!
Don't/Do......Don't....
Frequency...
Not...Doesn't match..
Actually it will..
As low as good you see...
Prob time does matter..
It's how long and how compatible...
As low as good you see...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....
Good...everybody likes it....
It's bad when personal....
As low as good,you see.
It's all about expectation...
As low....As good....
High, just not as good....a bit of it...
prob it's how you are...
or it's whatever...
Fuck it!
Don't/Do......Don't....
Frequency...
Not...Doesn't match..
Actually it will..
As low as good you see...
Prob time does matter..
It's how long and how compatible...
As low as good you see...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....
Good...everybody likes it....
It's bad when personal....
As low as good,you see.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Life's changed!
It's quiet different out here.
It was way too go good out there.
There, life used to be fun.
Here, life is tough.
There, life was unpredictable. No clue about what was going to happen the next moment.
Here, life is fucking monotonous. Everything is in routine.
There, the smell of air used to be relaxing.
Here, the air does not smell.
There, people cared.
Here, No one is free to care.
There, life was beautiful.
Here, life just is.
There, there were so many things to do.
Here, there many more things to do.
There, it was all about love and fun.
Here, it is all about work and career
There, I used to be myself.
Here, I am still myself.
There, life was all about those unpredictable fun moments.
Here, there are no moments.
There, the 'trips' were fucking amazing.
Here, the trips are fucking weird.
There, the music used to reach my heart.
Here ,the music just reaches my ear.
There, there were emotions, drama, anger, love, passion.
Here ,it's emotionless.
There, everything was cheap.
Here, it's not that cheap.
There, the food could be called as food, however bad it was.
Here, food is more of a snack.
There, life was either 2 wheels,3 wheels or way too many wheels in a general compartment.
Here, life is about no wheels.
There, It was about living life.
Here, It's living for a better life.
I wish was there.
But, then 'here' is also an important part of your life.
So just keep shut and live it!
It was way too go good out there.
There, life used to be fun.
Here, life is tough.
There, life was unpredictable. No clue about what was going to happen the next moment.
Here, life is fucking monotonous. Everything is in routine.
There, the smell of air used to be relaxing.
Here, the air does not smell.
There, people cared.
Here, No one is free to care.
There, life was beautiful.
Here, life just is.
There, there were so many things to do.
Here, there many more things to do.
There, it was all about love and fun.
Here, it is all about work and career
There, I used to be myself.
Here, I am still myself.
There, life was all about those unpredictable fun moments.
Here, there are no moments.
There, the 'trips' were fucking amazing.
Here, the trips are fucking weird.
There, the music used to reach my heart.
Here ,the music just reaches my ear.
There, there were emotions, drama, anger, love, passion.
Here ,it's emotionless.
There, everything was cheap.
Here, it's not that cheap.
There, the food could be called as food, however bad it was.
Here, food is more of a snack.
There, life was either 2 wheels,3 wheels or way too many wheels in a general compartment.
Here, life is about no wheels.
There, It was about living life.
Here, It's living for a better life.
I wish was there.
But, then 'here' is also an important part of your life.
So just keep shut and live it!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Leave me alone!
Yes you,you, you and you and you too.
(The white speaks)
Leave me alone.
'Coz 'you' don't know me.
(The white speaks)
Leave me alone.
'Coz 'you' don't know me.
'Coz 'you' never knew me.
'Coz whenever I needed 'you', you couldnt be there.
And whenever I needed 'you', you laughed at me, coz you were competing with me.I never did.
'Coz I didn't let you know me.
'Coz I was scared and insecured.
'Coz 'you' took me for granted.
'Coz 'you' were manipulative.
'Coz 'you' are too good to know me.
'Coz I never expected 'you' to be there.
'Coz I ain't that practical in life.
So just leave me alone!
I will manage. It will be tough but I will manage. Coz I hate it when you are fake. You want to laugh, laugh on my face.
I am loving being with myself , so don't fake it that you understand me and u get to hear what I feel so that you can laugh on it.
Yes or No and I will let you be.
Just Leave me alone 'coz I enjoy being a loner.
Don't leave me alone if you think you are genuine...(the black spoke)
Bow down to the Kid!
The best poem of 2006
This poem was nominated by UN as the best poem of 2006.
Written by an African Kid.
When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun,I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black
And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored?
This poem was nominated by UN as the best poem of 2006.
Written by an African Kid.
When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun,I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black
And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored?
Saturday, November 15, 2008
For You! YES YOU!
To Gemini,
Now that you are about to enter a new life, let me tell you , it's not easy .
Firstly, don't bring tons of expectations and be ready to be a self-dependent human being. Prepare your mind for the tougher challenges ahead, because the one's till now were way easier than what lies ahead. The next stage of your life is about to start and this stage should be used by you to realise and learn more about yourself and also about the way this world functions. Do not forget the importance of good books in life and you know which books are good for you.
Struggle is what makes you a stronger human being and therefore be ready for a huge struggle that lies ahead.
Keep asking questions to yourself, ask yourself big questions as that suggests that you are growing and awakening. Asking the right questions is often how you find the right answer. Discover the truth of your authentic life.
Define your dreams, your goals,your life's purpose as that will help motivate yourself in tough times.
"A caterpillar cannot remain in the cocoon forever. A butterfly must emerge when the time is right. Just trust in nature's timing; it's not on the same clock as you. Remember that always. Your pain will pass-it always does" - Robin Sharma
As you know now, every one has a white side and the black side. Everyone of us has negatives and postives. Each of us have wounds within us that cry out to be healed. Don't worry about that. This is what makes us human.
You my friend are a seeker. Seeker of life's truth and destiny. You are about to step out of your comfort zone to explore the wilderness of this world and you should be prepared for the change.
Be what you are and have a DESIRE to achieve your goals. Always keep this in mind, life has bigger plans for you than you can possibly know.
The life you will enter is not a cake walk. In the new life, you will understand a lot more about people, a lot more about yourself and you will gain a lot more knowledge. Knowledge is your primary reason and being a better person with each day passing is your ultimate reason for existence.
Don't run for the materialistic things in life. (once in a while is understood. : -) )
Be free from addiction of any sorts. (You know what I mean)
Understand the importance of blood relations and also take personal responibility.
Enjoy your time and always remember that we all will always be there for you.
Be preapared!
"Journey is always more important than the destination."- Jiju
Yours Lovingly,
Taurus
Now that you are about to enter a new life, let me tell you , it's not easy .
Firstly, don't bring tons of expectations and be ready to be a self-dependent human being. Prepare your mind for the tougher challenges ahead, because the one's till now were way easier than what lies ahead. The next stage of your life is about to start and this stage should be used by you to realise and learn more about yourself and also about the way this world functions. Do not forget the importance of good books in life and you know which books are good for you.
Struggle is what makes you a stronger human being and therefore be ready for a huge struggle that lies ahead.
Keep asking questions to yourself, ask yourself big questions as that suggests that you are growing and awakening. Asking the right questions is often how you find the right answer. Discover the truth of your authentic life.
Define your dreams, your goals,your life's purpose as that will help motivate yourself in tough times.
"A caterpillar cannot remain in the cocoon forever. A butterfly must emerge when the time is right. Just trust in nature's timing; it's not on the same clock as you. Remember that always. Your pain will pass-it always does" - Robin Sharma
As you know now, every one has a white side and the black side. Everyone of us has negatives and postives. Each of us have wounds within us that cry out to be healed. Don't worry about that. This is what makes us human.
You my friend are a seeker. Seeker of life's truth and destiny. You are about to step out of your comfort zone to explore the wilderness of this world and you should be prepared for the change.
Be what you are and have a DESIRE to achieve your goals. Always keep this in mind, life has bigger plans for you than you can possibly know.
The life you will enter is not a cake walk. In the new life, you will understand a lot more about people, a lot more about yourself and you will gain a lot more knowledge. Knowledge is your primary reason and being a better person with each day passing is your ultimate reason for existence.
Don't run for the materialistic things in life. (once in a while is understood. : -) )
Be free from addiction of any sorts. (You know what I mean)
Understand the importance of blood relations and also take personal responibility.
Enjoy your time and always remember that we all will always be there for you.
Be preapared!
"Journey is always more important than the destination."- Jiju
Yours Lovingly,
Taurus
Friday, November 14, 2008
With all due respect!
To Mr. Sunil Gavaskar,
You were very good at this.
But, not so good at this.(Read as:Rather, you are just too bad at it.)(commentating)
Why on earth do you speak sentences without a 'comma'?
Why do you speak such long sentences?
Those sentences can be summed up in 4 to 5 words.
Why do you bore the viewers with your not so relevant thoughts?
Why do you speak as if you have the read the cricketers mind?
Why do you have to act as if you know it all?
Why are you biased?
Why do you have to be the 'Rameez Raja' of India?
Unarguably, the greatest test opener ever! Your record against the West Indies is nothing but out and out heroic. Legendary stuff.And as an Indian my chest fills with pride when people talk about how you handled the West Indian quartet of fast and fierce bowling.
You as a batsman have one of the most sharpest brain.
Till this time, it was all good.
BUT BUT BUT but BUT,
Sunil Gavaskar, the commentator — notwithstanding the fact that he truly was a great cricketer — is incredulously and unfailingly petty!
It gets on my nerves you make statements like, “The non-striker walked up to the batsman and told him to focus!” Oh! How on earth do you know that is exactly what was said?
Its a shame when you try to defend Sreesanth’s provocative gesture upon taking a South African wicket, “he is just saying a namaste, which is a form of greeting in India!” Huh?.
Its extremely funny when you say," The gully should move out and be placed at slip (as a catch flew threw second slip) because when Indian bowlers bowl, there are no catches at gully. The last time India caught at gully was back in 2002 when Mathew Hayden slashed a bowl from Ajit Agarkar to Kumble at gully. So the gully should me moved now to second slip."
WHAT THE Fu**. It's 2008 and you are trying to say that there haven't been any catches at gully for India since 6 years. Didn't you place a fielder at gully when you were a captain.
It's just senseless.
Why are you a racist while commentating.
In a recently concluded series between Australia-India, you made a stupid comment by comparing the fine to Zaheer Khan (for sending off hayden) to the one when Shane Watson was just celebrating his wicket and not sending off anybody.You said,“Let’s not mince words here, every time it is always an Indian or a sub-continent player who gets hauled up, never the Australians.”
C'mon you just can't say that.
How on earth do you say something which players talk in the field with such confidence. Agreed, you been there, you saw it all. But, you can't just read a players mind . Or can you?
How do you know that sehwag will not be taking any more singles and will only hit the ball for a 4 or 6.
Why do you have such bad sense of humour(well, not exactly humour). *Sehwag is on 69* . You said,"By the looks of what is happening right now, it will be either a 6 or a 9." Wtf is a 9?
Why do you have to come up with such long sentences,"Gautam Gambhir is in great form as he had made these many in the recently concluded series against Australia and it is not easy for a player to switch from Test to ODI perfectly but I think Gautam Gambhir is still in form for the ODI, he has managed to not be over confident and which a very good thing for India."(No commas) . You could have just said,"Gautam Gambhir has managed to switch from the test format to ODI efficiently."
In the end, I would just like to say, you were one of the greatest cricketer and probably the worst commentator India has produced.
Yours Respectfully,
An Indian
You were very good at this.
But, not so good at this.(Read as:Rather, you are just too bad at it.)(commentating)
Why on earth do you speak sentences without a 'comma'?
Why do you speak such long sentences?
Those sentences can be summed up in 4 to 5 words.
Why do you bore the viewers with your not so relevant thoughts?
Why do you speak as if you have the read the cricketers mind?
Why do you have to act as if you know it all?
Why are you biased?
Why do you have to be the 'Rameez Raja' of India?
Unarguably, the greatest test opener ever! Your record against the West Indies is nothing but out and out heroic. Legendary stuff.And as an Indian my chest fills with pride when people talk about how you handled the West Indian quartet of fast and fierce bowling.
You as a batsman have one of the most sharpest brain.
Till this time, it was all good.
BUT BUT BUT but BUT,
Sunil Gavaskar, the commentator — notwithstanding the fact that he truly was a great cricketer — is incredulously and unfailingly petty!
It gets on my nerves you make statements like, “The non-striker walked up to the batsman and told him to focus!” Oh! How on earth do you know that is exactly what was said?
Its a shame when you try to defend Sreesanth’s provocative gesture upon taking a South African wicket, “he is just saying a namaste, which is a form of greeting in India!” Huh?.
Its extremely funny when you say," The gully should move out and be placed at slip (as a catch flew threw second slip) because when Indian bowlers bowl, there are no catches at gully. The last time India caught at gully was back in 2002 when Mathew Hayden slashed a bowl from Ajit Agarkar to Kumble at gully. So the gully should me moved now to second slip."
WHAT THE Fu**. It's 2008 and you are trying to say that there haven't been any catches at gully for India since 6 years. Didn't you place a fielder at gully when you were a captain.
It's just senseless.
Why are you a racist while commentating.
In a recently concluded series between Australia-India, you made a stupid comment by comparing the fine to Zaheer Khan (for sending off hayden) to the one when Shane Watson was just celebrating his wicket and not sending off anybody.You said,“Let’s not mince words here, every time it is always an Indian or a sub-continent player who gets hauled up, never the Australians.”
C'mon you just can't say that.
How on earth do you say something which players talk in the field with such confidence. Agreed, you been there, you saw it all. But, you can't just read a players mind . Or can you?
How do you know that sehwag will not be taking any more singles and will only hit the ball for a 4 or 6.
Why do you have such bad sense of humour(well, not exactly humour). *Sehwag is on 69* . You said,"By the looks of what is happening right now, it will be either a 6 or a 9." Wtf is a 9?
Why do you have to come up with such long sentences,"Gautam Gambhir is in great form as he had made these many in the recently concluded series against Australia and it is not easy for a player to switch from Test to ODI perfectly but I think Gautam Gambhir is still in form for the ODI, he has managed to not be over confident and which a very good thing for India."(No commas) . You could have just said,"Gautam Gambhir has managed to switch from the test format to ODI efficiently."
In the end, I would just like to say, you were one of the greatest cricketer and probably the worst commentator India has produced.
Yours Respectfully,
An Indian
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Holding On!
There are times when you tend to think about your past.
If it's good , you tend to enjoy the moment.
If it's bad, it keeps pulling you down, it keeps hurting you, it keeps on bothering you, it stays on your mind, it doesn't let you anything else, it just fu**s you inside out.
And you if the present is tough, it will fu** you even more.
Even if you have tried hard to move on, even if you have decided, you won't let the past affect you. It just comes back haunting at you.
I think it's human tendency.
What do you do in these situations??????????
????
??
?
I don't know.
If it's good , you tend to enjoy the moment.
If it's bad, it keeps pulling you down, it keeps hurting you, it keeps on bothering you, it stays on your mind, it doesn't let you anything else, it just fu**s you inside out.
And you if the present is tough, it will fu** you even more.
Even if you have tried hard to move on, even if you have decided, you won't let the past affect you. It just comes back haunting at you.
I think it's human tendency.
What do you do in these situations??????????
????
??
?
I don't know.
Organised!
Not being organised in life will take it's toll on you sooner or later!
Just one advice - Organise yourself starting today.
or else you will do something that will end up in a post like this.
By organised I mean, plan everything, schedule everything and end up doing everything thats on your schedule.
"Organizing is what you do before you do something,so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up."
P.S- Apply it starting today. It will surely help. I am just fu**ed because of not being organised.
Just one advice - Organise yourself starting today.
or else you will do something that will end up in a post like this.
By organised I mean, plan everything, schedule everything and end up doing everything thats on your schedule.
"Organizing is what you do before you do something,so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up."
P.S- Apply it starting today. It will surely help. I am just fu**ed because of not being organised.
Monday, November 10, 2008
And Indian Cricket will never be the same again....
Sourav Ganguly retires from Indian cricket....
And with him he takes way a lot of things.
No more arrogance and aggression mixed together to piss off the oponents,
No more six over midwicket to left arm spinners,
No more 'GOD' on the off-side shots,
No more making captains wait for the toss,
No more spice in Indian cricket,
No more hundred on debut and a duck in the last innings,
No more stripping at Lords,
No more controversies,
No more 'in your face' attitude,
No more perfect comebacks,
No more spicy news for 24x7 new channels in India,
No more DADA,'Prince of Calcutta', in the Indian cricket team.
'Finally,the tiger broke free.....'
Some nice articles on Ganguly - http://greatbong.net/2008/11/13/soft-victory/
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/376791.html
http://greatbong.net/2008/10/08/his-last-bow/
P.S- I feel the Ganguly saga will continue for a longer period of time , as old issues will be brought up, specially if he decides to write his autobiography.
Picture Courtesy : http://www.rediff.com/ and http://www.sulekha.com/
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Battling it!
To,
Virgo
Look! What I do is pamper myself by saying,'Dude its making me a better human being...its preparing me for the big bad world,the artificial world,accept it with open arms,accept it with arms wide open.Because ultimately,'In the midst of winter, you have to find a summer in yourself' (My favourite line)
Support yourself.
Trust yourself.
Be true to yourself.
Be your own best friend.
Be what what god wants you to be.
Everything happens for a reason.
God is making you go through a testing phase,face it with the words 'bring it on '
Coz eventually god will do justice.
He has written it all,
The hand of god has written it all.
There is nothing like a bad experience or a good one.
Life just is. Just maybe, it's all good.
And suffering is nothing but the difference between the way things are and the way you imagine it to be.
Live in the present and life shall be a party to you.(Alchemist)
Forget the past,coz its the past.
Forget the future, coz its the future.
Live now,coz its the present
Fight on!
From,
Taurus
Virgo
Look! What I do is pamper myself by saying,'Dude its making me a better human being...its preparing me for the big bad world,the artificial world,accept it with open arms,accept it with arms wide open.Because ultimately,'In the midst of winter, you have to find a summer in yourself' (My favourite line)
Support yourself.
Trust yourself.
Be true to yourself.
Be your own best friend.
Be what what god wants you to be.
Everything happens for a reason.
God is making you go through a testing phase,face it with the words 'bring it on '
Coz eventually god will do justice.
He has written it all,
The hand of god has written it all.
There is nothing like a bad experience or a good one.
Life just is. Just maybe, it's all good.
And suffering is nothing but the difference between the way things are and the way you imagine it to be.
Live in the present and life shall be a party to you.(Alchemist)
Forget the past,coz its the past.
Forget the future, coz its the future.
Live now,coz its the present
Fight on!
From,
Taurus
Wish you were here!
Wish you were here,
To,
Someone
When I wanted you to be here,
When life was not so good as it had been,
When the I saw the big bad world,
When I thought atleast I have you by my side,
When you were too busy living in a different world,
When you should have atleast tried to be there,
When I needed you the most,
When 'In the midst of winter, I couldn't find a summer within myself.'
When the shell that covered my heart was cracking,
When I was being forced by life to see how this world functions,
When the season of painful times was on,
When in the dark times, I was going deep in myself,
When I was forced to get out of my superficially wonderful old life,
When my sea was rough and yours was beautiful,
When I grew emotionless,
When I was being hard on myself,
BUT
I thank you for not being there,
Because,
It taught me that wounds can be converted to wisdom,
It taught me to know myself,
It taught that no hardships ever last,
It taught me to take personal responsibility,
It taught me to be emotionless,
It taught me to be percieve life in a positive way,
It taught that I am living in this artificial world, where real people are rare,
It taught me to be myself.
P.S-
When you feel alone, just look at the spaces between your fingers and remember that's where mine fit, perfectly...
Wish you were here!/ (not)
Thanks!
From,
Someone
To,
Someone
When I wanted you to be here,
When life was not so good as it had been,
When the I saw the big bad world,
When I thought atleast I have you by my side,
When you were too busy living in a different world,
When you should have atleast tried to be there,
When I needed you the most,
When 'In the midst of winter, I couldn't find a summer within myself.'
When the shell that covered my heart was cracking,
When I was being forced by life to see how this world functions,
When the season of painful times was on,
When in the dark times, I was going deep in myself,
When I was forced to get out of my superficially wonderful old life,
When my sea was rough and yours was beautiful,
When I grew emotionless,
When I was being hard on myself,
BUT
I thank you for not being there,
Because,
It taught me that wounds can be converted to wisdom,
It taught me to know myself,
It taught that no hardships ever last,
It taught me to take personal responsibility,
It taught me to be emotionless,
It taught me to be percieve life in a positive way,
It taught that I am living in this artificial world, where real people are rare,
It taught me to be myself.
P.S-
When you feel alone, just look at the spaces between your fingers and remember that's where mine fit, perfectly...
Wish you were here!/ (not)
Thanks!
From,
Someone
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Dreams!
What is your dream?
I was taken aback when somebody questioned me , 'What do you fear?'
I said,"I fear losing my family, not being able to fulfill expectations and dreams."
The next question,'What is your dream?'
*Speechless for a minute*
Every dream that came to my mind was a short term goal, be it making the most out of studying at SC, or be it getting Job-ex and then an MBA degree from a renowned college.
But, I asked myself, "What is MY DREAM?"
I closed my eyes, thought and spoke whatever came to my mind
"My dream, I want a home with rooms which compliments my mood, basically a room which is 'spotless white', a room which 'black'. I want a garden outside my house where I can sit back and admire the nature for its beauty. A garden where when I step bare feet, I feel the nature's existence, I feel peace within myself. A garden where I can play with my daughter/son and give them the joy they want and make them understand the beauty of nature. I dream of having a wonderful married life. A wife who loves me unconditionally (I know I will love her unconditionally) and I don't feel insecured about her. I dream of going on a long drive with a song called ' Going to California ' playing for hours. I dream to sit back and drink Jack Daniels with my friends when I am 80. I dream of being a good son,friend, husband and father"
BUT, there is something much more important than all this, I dream to fulfill every dream of my parents, sister and my family. I want to give every happiness I can to my family and friends. I want my parents dreams to be fulfilled. Dreams which they have from the time I was born. Those will be given priority. Those dreams is what I live for. That is my purpose of life. For all the happiness , My parents and my sister have given me, nothing can exceed that, and therefore I live for fulfilling their dreams. I live for fulfilling for what my friends expect from me.
I want to die a happy man , and I am pretty sure I will do so.
I want to hear from my parents and friends ,"Siddharth Betala was my son/friend"
I promise to give my 100% for achieving that.
P.S- Dream and dream big , because that will define your life's purpose.
I was taken aback when somebody questioned me , 'What do you fear?'
I said,"I fear losing my family, not being able to fulfill expectations and dreams."
The next question,'What is your dream?'
*Speechless for a minute*
Every dream that came to my mind was a short term goal, be it making the most out of studying at SC, or be it getting Job-ex and then an MBA degree from a renowned college.
But, I asked myself, "What is MY DREAM?"
I closed my eyes, thought and spoke whatever came to my mind
"My dream, I want a home with rooms which compliments my mood, basically a room which is 'spotless white', a room which 'black'. I want a garden outside my house where I can sit back and admire the nature for its beauty. A garden where when I step bare feet, I feel the nature's existence, I feel peace within myself. A garden where I can play with my daughter/son and give them the joy they want and make them understand the beauty of nature. I dream of having a wonderful married life. A wife who loves me unconditionally (I know I will love her unconditionally) and I don't feel insecured about her. I dream of going on a long drive with a song called ' Going to California ' playing for hours. I dream to sit back and drink Jack Daniels with my friends when I am 80. I dream of being a good son,friend, husband and father"
BUT, there is something much more important than all this, I dream to fulfill every dream of my parents, sister and my family. I want to give every happiness I can to my family and friends. I want my parents dreams to be fulfilled. Dreams which they have from the time I was born. Those will be given priority. Those dreams is what I live for. That is my purpose of life. For all the happiness , My parents and my sister have given me, nothing can exceed that, and therefore I live for fulfilling their dreams. I live for fulfilling for what my friends expect from me.
I want to die a happy man , and I am pretty sure I will do so.
I want to hear from my parents and friends ,"Siddharth Betala was my son/friend"
I promise to give my 100% for achieving that.
P.S- Dream and dream big , because that will define your life's purpose.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
My pleasure
Long back!
To,
Someone
A new beginning….or is it the end!!
Too confused to think about it!!
I’ m numb and you are cold!
I don’t know what to write, I don’t know what to say!
I don’t know what to expect!
I don’t know who you are!
I don’t know if you know me!
I wonder if you will ever care to know me!
I wonder what makes you a hard as stone in front of me and
soft as cream if it’s not me!
I wonder did you ever notice what I considered you,
I wonder if I will ever feel the joy of TALKING to you,
I wonder if I will ever have the pleasure of seeing the real you,
I know its how you are and
Its how you wish to be!
Cold, emotionless, ignorant ,
especially when it’s me.
From,
Someone
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Going to California- By Led Zeppelin
Listen to the song once before reading the post! please!
This is one song I have been listening to since quite long now. Every night I hear this song atleast 5 times before I sleep, and lately I just wanted to know what it meant.
Finally I come up with my own interpretation which may not make sense to you.
I am just giving it a shot!
The song goes -
"To find a queen without a king, ................. Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems."
This is one song I have been listening to since quite long now. Every night I hear this song atleast 5 times before I sleep, and lately I just wanted to know what it meant.
Finally I come up with my own interpretation which may not make sense to you.
I am just giving it a shot!
The song goes -
Spent my days with a woman unkind, Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start, Going To California with an aching in my heart.
Someone told me there's a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane, never let them tell you that they're all the same.
The sea was red and the sky was grey, wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today.
The mountains and the canyons started to tremble and shake as the children of the sun began to awake.
Seems that the wrath of the Gods Got a punch on the nose and it started to flow;
I think I might be sinking.
Throw me a line if I reach it in time I'll meet you up there where the path Runs straight and high.
To find a queen without a king, They say she plays guitar and cries and sings... la la la
Ride a white mare in the footsteps of dawn Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never
been born.
Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams, Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems.
Everytime I hear this song, I come up with a different meaning and I must say nobody except the group members of the band can tell what it meant.
"Spent my days ......... her eyes and flowers in her hair."
It starts by saying that he has a bad phase in life , he is depressed, he used every thing that could help him get out of it (smoked my stuff and drank all my wine) but it didnt really help ( it never does) . He decides to give his life a new start or rather god allows him to be reborn, to rise from the ashes like a phoneix and doesn't want to mess this chance, so he decides to start fresh.
He has been told by someone that there is place on the west (california) where he can achieve his destiny, where he will find what he was looking for, where he will do justice to his life.
"Took my chances on a big jet plane, never let them tell you that they're all the same."
So he takes a chance and moves to california , but he isn't told that the life there is similar to his previous life, its just that how perceive life to be makes the difference. Its mental , its psychological.
"The sea was red and the sky was grey, wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today."
Watching the sunset (sea was red and the sky was grey) , most likely, the euphoria of changing for the better, the fear of not knowing what could possibly happen next, chasing after something that doesn't exist, a happiness you have no reason to believe is there. But still he does, because now he is a changed man and he is determined to acheive what he desires.
"Mountains and canyons.......runs straight and high"
He suddenly experiences the same troubles in the new life, he suddenly finds himself in middle of nowhere again in his new life. His life is experiencing an earthquake. Everything is going haywire again.He is sinking again...
"To find a queen without a king, ................. Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems."
He suddenly realises what he was looking for doesn't really exist, a perfect life. A life with no sorrows, no pain, no disappointment.
He also realises that although it doesn't exist but a life can be made better by just changing the way you percieve things in life.
It's not as hard as it seems. Give it a shot.
P.S- This is what I think about it when I listen to before I sleep, though after searching of what it song actually means, I found that this song was dedicated to Joni Mitchell. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were infatuated to Joni and It's said they wrote this song for her.
It's also said that in the live version of this song, they actually take her name after one of the line in the song.
This is just what I interpret, I would be willing to hear a totally different take on this.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Manipal - The Heaven !
This was written when I was about to leave manipal after two years!
Time goes, you say? Ah no!Alas, Time stays, we go.
~Henry Austin Dobson
Its time for us to leave! As I sit down to write about my take on ICAS everything comes flashing back, from the day I reached Manipal till this . It seems it just a month ago when it all started but it has been almost one and a half years in ICAS. These were probably some of the best years of my life as ICAS has taught me a lot- hard work, struggle, failure, success, relationships and many other things which are better not disclosed.It has been a wonderful experience and I wish all of it just never ended. ICAS for me is all about the Ba*c*o*I, its about those pointless discussions in the rooms of 12th block, it’s about exploring places near manipal, it’s about having parties al blues and going blank by the end of it, its about fighting against a particular decision in penthouse cricket, having eating competitions, playing and enjoying, about the numerous trips on weekends (Kerala and goa were the best of all) , its about struggling to clear a subject and then working hard to ace it, its about arguing and fighting on a pointless topic, its about that GREEN bench at end point cricket field where introspection took place, its about late night dinners and house parties, its about those sleep inducing lectures, its about the sleepless nights before an exam(especially end sems),its about those shitty polictics between batchmates( a regret we weren’t united as we should have been ), its about struggling to handle things in life and seeking help of close friends, its about the bike rides, those movies at adlabs, its about finally having an ICAS sweatshirt and about the 1000 of pictures that help me live it all over again, its all about pleasure and memories which are etched in our heart forever and ever.
You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.
~James Matthew Barrie
The Alchemist - My view
Warning - A long Post
I had this book since 2 years.Started reading the book around 6 times. I am at SC now and this is one of the three books I brought from home and I started reading it yesterday, but this time I completed it.
I just wanted to write a review of the powerful lines used in the book.
Here's a layman's take on the quotes-
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."
- How do you define a dream? What is a dream?
Is it anything that comes to your mind when you are asleep? positive or negative? Any random thing? Or is it something that relates to destiny? Is it what we as children thought we wanted to achieve, but never bothered to take that path? Is it something which you want to do once in your lifetime to get the feel of that thing? Something like listening to Led Zeppelin live or watching a Champions league final with your team playing in it.
I thought what it meant and I came to a conclusion that it somehow relates to the long term goals and destiny and probably a bit of random things.
But then having a dream of watching Led Zepp live can't make you life interesting ? Can it?
And having a dream that is your final destination or lets say, you goal in life certainly makes life interesting, because with every moment you do something to realise your dream, you face new challenges and those challenges make your life interesting. Basically it says "Follow your dream, everything will be respected by nature, if you put your efforts in realising that dream."
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
"What's the world's greatest lie? It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate."
I certainly believed in this lie until yesterday. I have just lived for 19 years and It may be stupid to say that,but, when I look back , I realise that at some point my life was actually controlled by my fate, not for long though, as age was on my side and taking control of life again isn't that difficult when you are young. But, if what Paulo Coelho says is considered to be correct ( I think it should be) then we should not let our life be controlled by any external forces. Its our lives and we are the masters. We should decide what the next step our life should take. It doesn't say that you have to against the flow decided by the nature. It means go with the flow, but control your lives in a way such that twenty years down the line you don't regret things you did or things you should have done.
I know it sounds too hypothetical , as everybody is bound to make mistakes and living a life without any regrets would be like living a perfect life.
But, whenever in life you make a mistake, make sure you learn from it and never repeat it. In that case, I guess we won't regret it 20 years down the line. (Will let you all know when 39 that I regret something even after learning from it or not)
"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
*laughing*
I hope its true. but would you really buy that? I mean we all have really wanted something but in the end couldnt get it. So why would you in believe in it?
- Maybe because there is something that is better in store for you and you will get at the right time. After all the hand of god has already written everything and we are just choosing the options which she will unfold.It's like those old goosebumps story books , where the story unfolds as you want it to. Life is probably the same, at every crucial moment in life GOD gives you two choices and according to what you choose, the life unfolds.
One reason I would like to believe in that thought is, I really want many things in life, (NO, those are not over-ambitious) and I have given it all I had or will continue to do so and therefore I hope the universe is conspiring to help me achieve it.
( Just a weird memory of this thought - It wa said in the bollywood film "Om Shanti Om" and I watched it drunk with my friends and I remember shouting in the theatre that "Fuck! that's not true, that's not true"- This is one of my manipal moment.)
"When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision."
So true, So true.
This is one thought you will understand yourself or probably you have alread understood it , if you have taken a crucial decision in you life.
I don't think I need to say anything about it, except one thing , i.e, take a decision by weighing everything that matters to YOU and once you have decided , stick with it, no matter how strong the forces which push you back are. Initially the forces will be very strong, but once you persisit through it, nature will understand that you are firm and determined to go ahead and it will actually help you in reaching your destiny.
From today onwards,take complete control of your life. Decide, once and for all, to be master of your fate. Run your own race. Live life on your terms. Live life in a way that when you a look back at it on your death bed, you should not ask for more time from god.
It's so simply stated, "One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."
Love as if you have never been hurt. I know all of you won't agree to that, but then that's how I would like to live life.
I have lived that way for quite a while, and to be truthful I will continue doing that, even if I have been hurt regularly. We just have one life, why waste it. I'm not saying love everyone, you have to perfect or fake to do that, I'm just saying Love if you want to love and there has to be no reason for loving someone and don't be scared to love someone, yes, you may not get the same response from the other person, but why care about it. You love because it brings you satisfaction, if it doesn't, well it's probably not love.
"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer." "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself."
“Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the Language of the World. "
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
These three quotes so beautifully compliment each other.
We fear and therefore we suffer.
We think twice before doing something which may have an impact on your life because we fear that it will bring suffering. We ask ourselves, what if I fail? what if she says 'NO'? what if it ends up all messed up? what if things don't go my way? What if........?
I do ask myself that and those questions are responsible for quite a few things being delayed in my life or never really happened in my life.
But, I promise today, I will try and free myself from every 'what if ' possible.
If you think it's good for you or if your pursuing your dream, never ever fear the failure. Once the fear of failure sets in, it's impossible that you will give your 100% in pursuing your destiny
No hardships ever lasts.No setback is forever. It may seem as though adversity will never go as we experience it but that's not the truth. And the hard times are the times that sculpt us into something better.
So the next time, you go through an adversity, go through it with a smile. Think as if it's making you a better human being. Think as if it's preparing you to face even more difficult situations in your life.
“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.”
It says it all.
Live in the moment and enjoy as if today is your last day on planet earth.
I will like to end with just one more quote which is not from alchemist, but was told to me by a friend of mine while I was depressed-
"Forget your past! Everything will be fine. We weren't born to live in depression. We were born to live happily. That's why god made us humans, with a big brain and a bigger heart. Don't waste it. We're all very lucky to find so many close friends in life. Just live with the hope that we will meet again and relive all those good times again. God is just making us happier, but you've got to do your bit right! He can't do everything for you , that's why he made you human , so that you can do your bit, else he would have made you a ----------"
The blank at the end is because I don't know what would have god made me if he didn't want me to be happy.
P.S- It's not that I am living a perfect life by following everything I said in this post, but atleast I am trying to apply it in my life.
I believe I wouldn't have been able to understand The ALCHEMIST if I would have read it two years ago. It was this time where I could connect almost everything with my present and that's why I decided to write a blog and write what I feel.
I had this book since 2 years.Started reading the book around 6 times. I am at SC now and this is one of the three books I brought from home and I started reading it yesterday, but this time I completed it.
I just wanted to write a review of the powerful lines used in the book.
Here's a layman's take on the quotes-
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."
- How do you define a dream? What is a dream?
Is it anything that comes to your mind when you are asleep? positive or negative? Any random thing? Or is it something that relates to destiny? Is it what we as children thought we wanted to achieve, but never bothered to take that path? Is it something which you want to do once in your lifetime to get the feel of that thing? Something like listening to Led Zeppelin live or watching a Champions league final with your team playing in it.
I thought what it meant and I came to a conclusion that it somehow relates to the long term goals and destiny and probably a bit of random things.
But then having a dream of watching Led Zepp live can't make you life interesting ? Can it?
And having a dream that is your final destination or lets say, you goal in life certainly makes life interesting, because with every moment you do something to realise your dream, you face new challenges and those challenges make your life interesting. Basically it says "Follow your dream, everything will be respected by nature, if you put your efforts in realising that dream."
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
"What's the world's greatest lie? It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate."
I certainly believed in this lie until yesterday. I have just lived for 19 years and It may be stupid to say that,but, when I look back , I realise that at some point my life was actually controlled by my fate, not for long though, as age was on my side and taking control of life again isn't that difficult when you are young. But, if what Paulo Coelho says is considered to be correct ( I think it should be) then we should not let our life be controlled by any external forces. Its our lives and we are the masters. We should decide what the next step our life should take. It doesn't say that you have to against the flow decided by the nature. It means go with the flow, but control your lives in a way such that twenty years down the line you don't regret things you did or things you should have done.
I know it sounds too hypothetical , as everybody is bound to make mistakes and living a life without any regrets would be like living a perfect life.
But, whenever in life you make a mistake, make sure you learn from it and never repeat it. In that case, I guess we won't regret it 20 years down the line. (Will let you all know when 39 that I regret something even after learning from it or not)
"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
*laughing*
I hope its true. but would you really buy that? I mean we all have really wanted something but in the end couldnt get it. So why would you in believe in it?
- Maybe because there is something that is better in store for you and you will get at the right time. After all the hand of god has already written everything and we are just choosing the options which she will unfold.It's like those old goosebumps story books , where the story unfolds as you want it to. Life is probably the same, at every crucial moment in life GOD gives you two choices and according to what you choose, the life unfolds.
One reason I would like to believe in that thought is, I really want many things in life, (NO, those are not over-ambitious) and I have given it all I had or will continue to do so and therefore I hope the universe is conspiring to help me achieve it.
( Just a weird memory of this thought - It wa said in the bollywood film "Om Shanti Om" and I watched it drunk with my friends and I remember shouting in the theatre that "Fuck! that's not true, that's not true"- This is one of my manipal moment.)
"When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision."
So true, So true.
This is one thought you will understand yourself or probably you have alread understood it , if you have taken a crucial decision in you life.
I don't think I need to say anything about it, except one thing , i.e, take a decision by weighing everything that matters to YOU and once you have decided , stick with it, no matter how strong the forces which push you back are. Initially the forces will be very strong, but once you persisit through it, nature will understand that you are firm and determined to go ahead and it will actually help you in reaching your destiny.
From today onwards,take complete control of your life. Decide, once and for all, to be master of your fate. Run your own race. Live life on your terms. Live life in a way that when you a look back at it on your death bed, you should not ask for more time from god.
It's so simply stated, "One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."
Love as if you have never been hurt. I know all of you won't agree to that, but then that's how I would like to live life.
I have lived that way for quite a while, and to be truthful I will continue doing that, even if I have been hurt regularly. We just have one life, why waste it. I'm not saying love everyone, you have to perfect or fake to do that, I'm just saying Love if you want to love and there has to be no reason for loving someone and don't be scared to love someone, yes, you may not get the same response from the other person, but why care about it. You love because it brings you satisfaction, if it doesn't, well it's probably not love.
"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer." "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself."
“Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the Language of the World. "
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
These three quotes so beautifully compliment each other.
We fear and therefore we suffer.
We think twice before doing something which may have an impact on your life because we fear that it will bring suffering. We ask ourselves, what if I fail? what if she says 'NO'? what if it ends up all messed up? what if things don't go my way? What if........?
I do ask myself that and those questions are responsible for quite a few things being delayed in my life or never really happened in my life.
But, I promise today, I will try and free myself from every 'what if ' possible.
If you think it's good for you or if your pursuing your dream, never ever fear the failure. Once the fear of failure sets in, it's impossible that you will give your 100% in pursuing your destiny
No hardships ever lasts.No setback is forever. It may seem as though adversity will never go as we experience it but that's not the truth. And the hard times are the times that sculpt us into something better.
So the next time, you go through an adversity, go through it with a smile. Think as if it's making you a better human being. Think as if it's preparing you to face even more difficult situations in your life.
“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.”
It says it all.
Live in the moment and enjoy as if today is your last day on planet earth.
I will like to end with just one more quote which is not from alchemist, but was told to me by a friend of mine while I was depressed-
"Forget your past! Everything will be fine. We weren't born to live in depression. We were born to live happily. That's why god made us humans, with a big brain and a bigger heart. Don't waste it. We're all very lucky to find so many close friends in life. Just live with the hope that we will meet again and relive all those good times again. God is just making us happier, but you've got to do your bit right! He can't do everything for you , that's why he made you human , so that you can do your bit, else he would have made you a ----------"
The blank at the end is because I don't know what would have god made me if he didn't want me to be happy.
P.S- It's not that I am living a perfect life by following everything I said in this post, but atleast I am trying to apply it in my life.
I believe I wouldn't have been able to understand The ALCHEMIST if I would have read it two years ago. It was this time where I could connect almost everything with my present and that's why I decided to write a blog and write what I feel.
Monday, November 3, 2008
A beginning
Writing a blog has been on my to-do list since one of my friend , V , introduced me to the blogging world. I owe it to you bro!
I am an amateur at writing blogs and if you are in search for a highly interesting blog, probably this isn't the place for you.
This blog is all about the random things that come to my mind day-in and day-out.
I am just a normal person like you and I am not a master at playing with words and nor do I have an extra-ordinary vocablury that I can impress you with. I just have the random thoughts of a normal mind. I can just let you understand the language of the heart. You may just end up being connected to what I think and what I feel.
I don't know if I'll be successful at this venture, But as the great man once wrote in his book,"Never fear the failure."
So with that note, I hereby promise to all my readers , that I will not write something to capture your interest, I will only write things that come to my mind randomly, however stupid they may seem to you.
I respect my heart and therefore, I let it think what it wants to think.
In that process if I end up hurting someone's feelings , Sorry!
I can't be WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE, I have to be what I want myself to be.
I am an amateur at writing blogs and if you are in search for a highly interesting blog, probably this isn't the place for you.
This blog is all about the random things that come to my mind day-in and day-out.
I am just a normal person like you and I am not a master at playing with words and nor do I have an extra-ordinary vocablury that I can impress you with. I just have the random thoughts of a normal mind. I can just let you understand the language of the heart. You may just end up being connected to what I think and what I feel.
I don't know if I'll be successful at this venture, But as the great man once wrote in his book,"Never fear the failure."
So with that note, I hereby promise to all my readers , that I will not write something to capture your interest, I will only write things that come to my mind randomly, however stupid they may seem to you.
I respect my heart and therefore, I let it think what it wants to think.
In that process if I end up hurting someone's feelings , Sorry!
I can't be WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE, I have to be what I want myself to be.
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